Black Pearl for an early on eve cocktail, as well as thus headed across to Smith Street to attempt out Peko Peko.
Peko Peko is run yesteryear the same people who run the wonderful Otsumami inwards Northcote, thus nosotros turned upwards alongside high expectations. It has the same basic shtick - a carte broken into small, medium as well as large nutrient sections, alongside plentiful vego options. After much discussion, nosotros eventually settled on 3 dishes from the medium page as well as i from the large page betwixt the 3 of us.
First upwards was the okonomyaki, served alongside a rich barbecue as well as Japanese mayo sauce, topped alongside shredded nori ($9). The pancake was tasty - non equally cabbagey equally I was expecting, but dense as well as crispy inwards all the correct places; even thus the sauce was the star of the show. I was shameless plenty to mop upwards the dregs alongside my fingers - guess me if y'all like, but gustation the sauce for yourselves earlier condemning me.
Next upwards was the inevitable fellowship of tempura vegies ($10) - sugariness potato, eggplant, zucchini as well as tofu all fried upwards as well as served alongside a calorie-free dipping sauce. The tempura was executed equally expertly equally you'd await from a goodness Japanese restaurant, as well as the inclusion of tofu inwards the mix was a bonus, but the soy sauce was a footling equally good calorie-free for my tastes - a touching on of wasabi or something would convey given it the sort of kicking that I favour.
Finally (the other dish nosotros ordered was a fishy i for L, which was alone a 'medium', but turned out to hold upwards both massive as well as delicious), the large dish: Yasai itamedon ($12) - eggplant, zucchini, capsicum, spinach as well as cabbage stir-fried inwards a rich teriyaki sauce, served on steamed rice.
This was a winner - a good aimed sauce, delicious fresh vegies as well as a pile of fluffy rice. It was a fighting difficult to part efficiently, but this is the sort of affair y'all come upwards to Japanese restaurants for (at to the lowest degree if you're a vego); perfectly cooked, unproblematic but impressive flavours as well as great, fresh ingredients. Yummo.
L as well as I happily knocked dorsum a yoke of Asahis, but Cindy was a fighting to a greater extent than adventurous as well as went for a ginger as well as lemongrass tea (see the elevation picture) - it was super strong, y'all could experience your immune organization improving alongside every sip.
Peko Peko is a cute footling place, alongside a really fashionable person dining room upwards inwards the dorsum section, as well as a few unobtrusive features giving the walls a footling life without slipping into platitude J-decor. The nutrient was first-class as well as the service friendly, as well as nosotros were all good impressed alongside the whole experience. Otsumami powerfulness only win out, but Peko Peko is correct behind it - perhaps a smidgin cheaper as well as good worth a visit.
Address: 199 Smith Street, Fitzroy
Ph: 9415 9609
Price: vego smalls: $3-$8, mediums: $8-$10, bigs: $12-$14
Peko Peko is run yesteryear the same people who run the wonderful Otsumami inwards Northcote, thus nosotros turned upwards alongside high expectations. It has the same basic shtick - a carte broken into small, medium as well as large nutrient sections, alongside plentiful vego options. After much discussion, nosotros eventually settled on 3 dishes from the medium page as well as i from the large page betwixt the 3 of us.
First upwards was the okonomyaki, served alongside a rich barbecue as well as Japanese mayo sauce, topped alongside shredded nori ($9). The pancake was tasty - non equally cabbagey equally I was expecting, but dense as well as crispy inwards all the correct places; even thus the sauce was the star of the show. I was shameless plenty to mop upwards the dregs alongside my fingers - guess me if y'all like, but gustation the sauce for yourselves earlier condemning me.
Next upwards was the inevitable fellowship of tempura vegies ($10) - sugariness potato, eggplant, zucchini as well as tofu all fried upwards as well as served alongside a calorie-free dipping sauce. The tempura was executed equally expertly equally you'd await from a goodness Japanese restaurant, as well as the inclusion of tofu inwards the mix was a bonus, but the soy sauce was a footling equally good calorie-free for my tastes - a touching on of wasabi or something would convey given it the sort of kicking that I favour.Finally (the other dish nosotros ordered was a fishy i for L, which was alone a 'medium', but turned out to hold upwards both massive as well as delicious), the large dish: Yasai itamedon ($12) - eggplant, zucchini, capsicum, spinach as well as cabbage stir-fried inwards a rich teriyaki sauce, served on steamed rice.
This was a winner - a good aimed sauce, delicious fresh vegies as well as a pile of fluffy rice. It was a fighting difficult to part efficiently, but this is the sort of affair y'all come upwards to Japanese restaurants for (at to the lowest degree if you're a vego); perfectly cooked, unproblematic but impressive flavours as well as great, fresh ingredients. Yummo.L as well as I happily knocked dorsum a yoke of Asahis, but Cindy was a fighting to a greater extent than adventurous as well as went for a ginger as well as lemongrass tea (see the elevation picture) - it was super strong, y'all could experience your immune organization improving alongside every sip.
Peko Peko is a cute footling place, alongside a really fashionable person dining room upwards inwards the dorsum section, as well as a few unobtrusive features giving the walls a footling life without slipping into platitude J-decor. The nutrient was first-class as well as the service friendly, as well as nosotros were all good impressed alongside the whole experience. Otsumami powerfulness only win out, but Peko Peko is correct behind it - perhaps a smidgin cheaper as well as good worth a visit.
Address: 199 Smith Street, Fitzroy
Ph: 9415 9609
Price: vego smalls: $3-$8, mediums: $8-$10, bigs: $12-$14
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